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The Indie Presses Leading London’s Thriving Underground Literary Scene
A new wave of indie presses including Worms, Montez Press, Sissy Anarchy, Pilot Press and Sticky Fingers Publishing are offering up much-needed, radical alternatives to big publishing A thriving indie press scene is good for any creative community: it marks a desire for reflection and digestion. As the mainstream publishing industry is ruled by age-old behemoths, indie presses give vibrant, political communities of artists and writers a way to share their voices.
Takashi Homma’s Introspective Portrait of Female Adolescence in Japan
Published by Dashwood Books, Takashi Homma’s 17 is a soft, sensitive portrait of young artist Raiki Yamamoto as she approaches adulthood In his new photo essay 17, Japanese photographer Takashi Homma takes the young artist Raiki Yamamoto as his muse for a study of the cusp of adulthood.
Charley Sayers’ Photo Book Is an Unfiltered Document of Her Transition
Sayers’ publication 17th November offers a raw and ruthlessly honest story of transitioning at the age of 18. “The trans community is rarely afforded the right to be unfiltered,” she tells AnOther February 14, 2023 Model and artist Charley Sayers understands the necessity of nuance in her new book 17th November.
In His Debut Novel, Nate Lippens Finds Liberation through “Queer Pessimism”
July 22, 2022 Lead Image I know hating Pride is terribly √Ý la mode, but let‚Äôs be real: thank god it‚Äôs over. Perhaps I‚Äôm just a cynical cross-dresser but as each year passes its integrity continues to diminish into bland swathes of empty activism, rainbow capitalism and unimaginative assimilationist politics. While London Trans Pride and UK Black Pride offer respite from the uncritical mirth, it seems like too many gay men are complacent about the security of queer rights.
Inside the Queer Poetry Book Exploring Horror and the Trans Experience
As their new book is published by Polari Press, Sam Moore talks about reclaiming horror tropes that have historically been wielded against queer and trans folk June 06, 2022 Horror films are so damn trans – just take the final scene of David Cronenberg’s Videodrome. A super glam 1980s Debbie Harry, wearing a bombshell red dress with blown-out auburn hair, speaks to our worn and disorientated male protagonist from a TV screen: “Your body has already done a lot of changing.
Emil Lombardo’s Photographs Show the Diversity of Trans People in London
An Unending Sunday Morning by Emil LombardoPhotography by Emil Lombardo “I want my photography to show that transness is not always what you think it is,” says Emil Lombardo, whose photographs of London’s trans community have just gone on display September 10, 2021 Last winter, Emil Lombardo’s plans for a domestic portrait project were foiled by lockdown.
Welcome to Fabootique!, the queer pop-up making Camden weird again
Wedged between a KFC and a Pret, Josh Quinton and Jeanie Crystal are reinvigorating one North London high street 3September 2021 Camden in 2021 is a far cry from its transgressive roots. Once one of Central London’s richest and most vibrant subcultural hangouts, its high street is now tragically riddled with tourist traps ready to peddle the latest mass-produced knock-off Minion toy.
“Raw and Honest”: A Photographer Documents Their Journey to Self-Acceptance
MARVELPhotography by Marvel Harris, Courtesy of the artist and MACK Marvel Harris opens up about their award-winning self-portrait journey, MARVEL: an unflinchingly honest depiction of isolation, trans identity, and mental illness August 12, 2021 Dutch photographer Marvel Harris has recently been awarded the MACK First Book Award 2021 for their deeply personal portrait collection, MARVEL.
Meet the trans and non-binary artists forging a community in lockdown
18February 2021 TextDonna MarcusPhotographyAntonio Perricone Puer (they/them), We Exist x The Koppel ProjectPhotography Antonio Perricone We Exist x The Koppel Project is the trans artist residency creating an inclusive space for self-expression 18February 2021 TextDonna MarcusPhotographyAntonio Perricone 2020 was a particularly hard year for the trans and non-binary community.
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